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Campbell, Eleanor

  • Person

Eleanor Campbell is an alumnus of the University of Saskatchewan and a retired teacher.

Cameron, John

  • SCN00233
  • Person
  • 1889-194-?

John Cameron was born in 1889 at Greenock, Scotland, and was educated at local schools. His family arrived in Saskatchewan in 1903 and homesteaded near Saskatoon. Cameron enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan by 1912. With war breaking out, he joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, University Unit, in 1915. He went overseas (France) in May 1915. Sergeant Cameron was wounded in April 1916. He rejoined his unit in June 1916, and was again wounded five months later. Cameron was Invalided to Canada and discharged in April 1917. He returned to the U of S and graduated with a BSA in 1918. Cameron was manager of the Saskatchewan Farmers' Mutual Fire Association in Saskatoon for many years.

Calder, Robert Lorin

  • Person
  • 1941-

Born in Moose Jaw in 1941 and raised in Saskatoon, Robert Lorin Calder is a lifelong resident of Saskatchewan. Having taken a B.A. (1964) and M.A. (1965) at the University of Saskatchewan and a PhD. at the University of Leeds (1970), he was the longest-serving (45 ½ years) member of the Department of English at the University of Saskatchewan, and at 38, was also the youngest Department Head in its history. Additionally, he served as the Acting Head of the Music Department and as the first Associate Dean of Fine Arts and Humanities in the College of Arts and Science.
Calder is the author or editor of eleven books, most of which have been published internationally – in the U.K., the United States, Japan, and Russia. He was the first writer in the history of Saskatchewan to have a book published by an international trade publisher (William Heinemann Ltd) while residing in the province. His "Willie: the Life of W. Somerset Maugham," for which he was awarded the Governor General’s Literary Award, and twenty-three article and reviews, made him recognized as the leading authority in the world on Maugham. In 2005, he was given the University of Saskatchewan’s Distinguished Researcher Award, and in 2011 he was selected among the first hundred College of Arts and Science Alumni of Influence.
Calder has been an active member of the Saskatchewan writing community, serving as President of the Sage Hill Writing Experience, the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild, and The Word on the Street Saskatoon (of which he is a founding member). He was instrumental in the creation of the Kloppenburg Award for Literary Excellence, and the innovative Master of Fine Arts in Writing at the University of Saskatchewan. In addition to the Governor General’s Literary Award, he has won two Saskatchewan Book Awards, and has twice won the John V. Hicks Manuscript Award. In 2018 he was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.

Byers, Alfred Roddick

  • Person
  • 1911-1992

Alfred Roddick Byers was born on February 25, 1911 in Ste. Agathe des Monts, Quebec. He received his B.Sc. (1932), MSc. (1933) and his Ph.D (1935) from McGill. Prior to joining the University of Saskatchewan in 1940, he was employed as a geological consultant. He was made Full Professor in 1957 and Head of the Department of Geological Sciences in 1965. He also served as acting director of the Institute for Northern Studies in 1964. Professor Byers retired from the University in 1972. He died in 1992.

Bujila, Bernadine

  • Person
  • 1906-1987

Bernadine Bujila (nee Hoeschen) was born on January 21, 1906 in Melrose, Minnesota. She received both a BA (1925) and B.Ed (1930) from the University of Saskatchewan and was also awarded the Governor General's gold medal. She received her MA from Columbia in 1928 and did further post-graduate work at both the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan, where she received her PhD in 1948. After teaching in high schools in both the U.S. and Saskatchewan, Dr. Bujila joined the faculty of the University of Saskatchewan in 1935. She was appointed Assistant Professor in 1946 and Department Head in 1960. Dr. Bujila retired from the University in 1967. Dr. Bujila died on October 22, 1987 in Saskatoon.

Buhr, Lorne R.

  • Person
  • 1942-2016

Lorne Richard Buhr was born in on March 25, 1942 in Borden, Saskatchewan. He attended the Canadian Mennonite Bible College in Winnipeg, earning a Bachelor of Christian Education, prior to enrolling at the University of Saskatchewan where he earned a BA (1969). A scholarship from the University of Saskatchewan enabled him to attend the University of Toronto, where he earned his BLS (1970). He joined the staff of the University of Saskatchewan Library in 1970, working primarily in Government Publications; he also served as acting head of the Reference Department. He left the University in 1977 to accept a position with the Alberta Legislative Library. Buhr died in Edmonton on October 2, 2016.

Buckley, Kenneth A.H.

  • Person
  • 1918-1970

Kenneth A.H. Buckley was born in Aberdeen, Saskatchewan. He attended public school in Watrous and Saskatoon, and earned his B.A. at the University of Saskatchewan in 1942. Following graduation he joined the Canadian Air Force where he served for a short period before being discharged for medical reasons. He returned to his studies and earned the M.A. degree from the University of Toronto in 1945 and a Ph.D. from the University of London in 1950.
Professor Buckley served as a consultant to all levels of government. Extensive work was undertaken for the City of Saskatoon; his advice was sought on local government problems and Dominion-Provincial financial relations by the Government of Saskatchewan; he undertook extensive work on the South Saskatchewan River Project -- a joint ventureof Federal and Provincial governments; he was frequently consulted by a variety of federal agencies.

Buchan, Douglas John

  • Person
  • 1921-1986

Douglas John Buchan was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 2 April 1921. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 1942 with a B.A., and received his MD. from the University of Manitoba in 1946. Prior to doing postgraduate work in Winnipeg and New York, he practised medicine at Kelvington and the Medical Arts Clinic in Regina. He was Commonwealth Fellow in Medicine at Cornell University Medical School from 1952-54. His first appointment at the U of S was as instructor, in 1955; he became an Assistant Professor in 1957 and Full Professor in July, 1969. Buchan died on February 21, 1986.

Bronson, Donna

  • Person

Donna Rosalie Bronson grew up in Craik, Saskatchewan, and attended the University of Saskatchewan. She graduated with a BA in 1930.

Britnell, George Edwin

  • Person
  • 1903-1961

George Edwin Britnell was born at Wimbledon, England on June 9, 1903. His family came to Canada in 1910 and subsequently took up a homestead near Macrorie, Saskatchewan in 1913. Britnell split his early education between Outlook and Prince Albert before attending the University of Saskatchewan where he won the Governor General's Gold Medal in 1924 and graduated with a BA in 1929. He went on to the University of Toronto where he earned both an MA (1934) and PhD (1938). With the exception of two brief stints at the University of Toronto, Dr. Britnell's teaching career was centred around the University of Saskatchewan. He received his first appointment in 1930 as a Lecturer in Economics. He rose to the rank of Assistant Professor of Economics in 1938, Professor and Head of Political Science in 1938 and Professor and Head of the joint department of Economics and Political Science in 1945. Dr. Britnell was known as both a fine teacher and a productive scholar. Among his areas of interest and expertise were transportation problems, dominion-provincial relations, the problems of developing countries and energy resources. Britnell was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1950. He died on October 14, 1961 after a lengthy illness.

Bremner, Chaddie

  • Person
  • 1889-1987

Chaddie Bremner was born on June 1, 1889 in London, England. She was the youngest of four children born to Dr. William Wilson Bremner and Emily Ward Bremner. The family moved to Canada in 1890. She was employed as an accountant in the Bursar’s office at the University of Saskatchewan from 1919-1950. She retired to British Columbia. In 1983 she donated her Baxter print collection to the University of Saskatchewan. Chaddie passed away April 4, 1987 at the age of 97.

Boyce, Herbert Frank

  • Person
  • 1864-1951

Herbert Frank Boyce was born in India in December 1864. His father was an engineer who built bridges for the British in India. Boyce immigrated to Manitoba around 1882. The following year, he moved to Abernethy, Saskatchewan where he farmed. He served as a scout with the North-West Field Force under Captain John French during the armed conflict of 1885. In 1888, Boyce married Elizabeth Ward-Pridden and they had two daughters and two sons. Boyce moved to Qu’Appelle in 1892 where he operated the St. John’s College farm, where new British immigrants were taught farming skills. In 1907, Boyce became the librarian at the Carnegie Library in North Battleford. Upon his retirement in 1920, Boyce moved to British Columbia. After his wife died in 1928, Boyce moved back to Saskatoon around 1930. He spent his winters in Saskatoon but spent his summers at his cottage at Ladder Lake in the Big River area. Boyce was a lay-reader for the Anglican Church for 57 years and was involved in a number of organizations including a leader in the Brotherhood of St. Andrew’s, a life member of the Canadian Guild of Health, a Commissioner of the Boy Scouts, and a member of the Saskatoon Old Timers’ Association. Boyce had many hobbies including a noted stamp collection and a large collection of self-made walking sticks. Boyce died in Saskatoon on December 29, 1951. (“Veteran of Riel Rebellion, H.F. Boyce Dead at Age 87”, Saskatoon "StarPhoenix", 29 December 1951, p. 3).

Bowley, Louis

  • Person
  • 1885-1950

Louis Bowley was born in Nottingham, England, in 1885. He emigrated to Canada in 1909, settling in Saskatchewan, as did his brothers Will and Frank, his sister Zilla, and their father, Joseph. Zilla married Walter Ward; Norm Jones was a cousin by marriage of the Ward family. Lou joined the Princess Pats (4th University Company) in 1914 and served in France; he was discharged from the army in 1920. In 1926 he married Mary Gilbert Bond, who trained as a teacher in England and continued that profession in Saskatchewan. They eventually settled in Saskatoon. Although Lou’s brothers Will and Frank both attended the University of Saskatchewan, Lou did not; he worked as a customs officer with the Saskatoon Post Office from 1920 until his death in 1950.

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